Madison, West Virginia (WV), the county seat of Boone County, was burned during the Civil War, but recovered and was incorporated in 1906 and named for Colonel William Madison Peyton, a pioneer coal ...

Montcalm, West Virginia (WV), is a community on the Bluestone River in western Mercer County. Its economy was formerly linked with that of regional coal mining, though that industry has long since ...

Stanaford, West Virginia (WV), in northern Raleigh County, is a residential community highly regarded for its wooded neighborhoods. Many desirable properties overlook the scenic gorge of Piney Creek, ...

Taylor County, in northeastern West Virginia (WV), was created in 1844 and named in honor of Senator John Taylor of Caroline. Its seat is at Grafton. The Tygart Valley River courses northward through ...

The Monongahela Valley Region of northern West Virginia includes farmlands known historically for their rye and buckwheat production, though the region is best known today as a center for education ...

Brooke County, , West Virginia (WV) in the northern panhandle, was created in 1797 and named for Virginia governor Robert Brooke.

The Mid-Ohio Valley Region follows the valley of Ohio River along the northwest border of West Virginia and is bounded on the north by the Northern Panhandle Region and on the southwest by the Metro ...

Beverly, WV (West Virginia), a community on the Tygart Valley River in Randolph County, was chartered in 1790 and named for Beverly Randolph, the mother of Edmund Randolph, who served as the governor ...

Washington, West Virginia (WV), a community on the Ohio River in Wood County, takes its name from Washington Bottom, a flats on the river formerly owned by George Washington. E. I. du Pont de Nemours ...

Rainelle, West Virginia (WV), a community on the Meadow River in Greenbrier County, was incorporated in 1913 and named for brothers John and Thomas Raine, owners of the Meadow River Lumber Company.

Saint Albans, WV (West Virginia), a community on the Kanawha River in northern Kanawha County, was platted in 1816 near the location of Fort Tackett, which was built in 1786. It was first known as ...

Newell, West Virginia (WV), a community on the Ohio River in Hancock County, is the home of The Homer-Laughlin China Company, producer of Fiesta Dinnerware, also known as Fiestaware. Many visitors ...